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1 few
[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) redek; malo- a few- few and far between* * *I [fju:]adjectivemalo (za množino), nekaj, maloštevilni, majhno število česacolloquially a good few, quite a few — precejšnje število, precejno fewer than — najmanj, vsajII [fju:]nounmanjšina; majhno število -
2 few and far between
(very few: Interesting jobs are few and far between.) zelo malo -
3 a few
(a small number (emphasizing that there are indeed some): There are a few books in this library about geology; We have only a few left.) nekaj -
4 precious few/little
(very few/little: I've precious little money left.) vražje malo -
5 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nekaj2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nekaj; nekateri3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) nekaj4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) neki2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) precej2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) neki3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) približno3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) do neke mere- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *[sʌm]1.adjectiveneki, nekak, nekateri, en; katerikoli, kakršenkoli; slang velik, silen, pomemben, odličen; (pred samostalnikom v množini) nekaj, neko število, nekoliko, malo (od njih), kakih, okrog, približnoat some time or other — enkrat pač, kadarkoli, prej ali slejin some way or other — na ta ali na oni način, tako ali takoto some extent — do neke mere, nekakosome few — maloštevilni, majhno številosome girl! — čedno dekle!some people — nekateri (ljudje), nekaj ljudiit is some five years since we saw each other — kakih pet let je, kar sva se (zadnjič) videlashall I give you some more tea? — naj vam dam še malo čaja?I call that some poem! — to (pa) je pesem!that's some hat! — to (pa) je klobuk (in pol)! to je kolosalen klobuk!as you say, it did cost some money — kot pravite, je to (res) stalo nekaj (= precéj) denarjathat will take you some time — to vam bo vzelo nekaj časa;2.pronounkaterikoli, neki, nekateri; American slang precéj, kar veliko, kar mnogo, še večsome... some — eni... drugisome of these days — te dni, v kratkem, kmalusome accepted, some refused — nekateri so sprejeli, drugi odkloniliif you have no money, I will give you some — če nimaš denarja, ti ga jaz nekaj dammay I have some of this cake? — lahko dobim nekaj tega kolača?he ran a mile and then some — tekel je eno miljo in nato še naprej;3.adverbnekaj; precéj, zelothat's going some! — to mi je všeč! to je sijajno! -
6 a, an
[ei, ə; ən]adjective & indefinite articleneki, določen; eden; vsak; istiall of a, an size — vsi iste velikostitwice a, an day — dvakrat na dansuch a, an one — (prav) takšenhe is a, an teacher — je učiteljhalf a, an day — pol dnevaa, an great deal of — veliko česaa, an few questions — nekaj vprašanja, an little time — nekaj časamany a, an time — marsikdaj, dostikrat -
7 acceptance
noun We have had few acceptances to our invitation.)* * *[əkséptəns]nounsprejem; odobritev; prijazen sprejem ( with pri)to find acceptance, to meet with acceptance — biti sprejet -
8 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) medtem ko2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) ker3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) kot4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) kot, kakor5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) čeprav6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) (tako) kot2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) (tako) kot3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) kot2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) kot3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) kot4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) kot•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *I [æz]adverbkot, tako kot, prav takoas well — tudi, prav takoas well as — prav tako kakor, nič manj odII [æz]conjunctionkot; kolikor; ker; ko, medtem ko; čeprav, četudi, dasias follows — kot sledi, sledečeas little as — samo (s singular)as much as you like — po mili volji, kolikor želišas a rule — navadno, pravilomaas though, as if — kakor če bibe so kind as to... — bodi(te) tako ljubezniv(i) in...as it were — nekako, tako rekočIII [æz]relative pronountisti, ki, ki; takšen, daI am not such a fool as to believe you — nisem tako neumen, da bi ti verjelIV [æz]prepositionas for, as to — glede nacommerce as per your letter — glede na vaše pismoV [æz]nounhistory rimska utežna enota; rimski bronast novec, as -
9 bar
1. noun1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) palica, tablica, prečnica2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) proga3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) zapah4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) točilna miza5) (a public house.) pivnica6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) takt7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) ovira8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) zatožna klop2. verb1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) zapahniti2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) izključiti3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) preprečiti3. preposition(except: All bar one of the family had measles.) razen- barmaid- barman
- bar code* * *I [ba:]nounpalica, drog, bradeljnica; music črta taktnica; proga, kos npr. mila; tablica (čokolade); zapah; pregraja; figuratively ovira; posebni oddelek, pult; sipina; figuratively sodišče; odvetništvo, advokatura; juridically priziv, tožba; dvorana; točilnica, gostilna; zoology grbato practise at the bar — ukvarjati se z odvetništvom, biti odvetnikII [ba:]transitive verb( from) zapahniti, zapreti; ovirati; prepovedati; izločiti; oddeliti; zadržavati; slang ne marati, grajatiIII [ba:]prepositionrazen, ne glede nabar none — brez razlike, vsi -
10 between
[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) med2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) med3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) med4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) med•* * *I [bitwí:n]adverb betwixt and between — niti eno niti drugoin between — sredi, v sredinifew and far between — na redko, v velikih razdaljahII [bitwí:n]prepositionmedbetween the devil and the deep sea, between two fires — med Scilo in Karibdo, med dvema ognjemathere's many a slip between the cup and the lip, between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip — ne hvali dneva pred večerombetween hay and grass — ne tič ne miš, niti eno niti drugo -
11 billion
['biljən] 1. plurals billion (1, 3), billions (2, 3) - noun1) (often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000: a billion; several billion.) bilijon; (ZDA) milijarda2) (often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000.) bilijon; (ZDA) milijarda3) (a billion pounds or dollars: The sum involved amounts to several billion(s).) bilijon; (ZDA) milijarda2. adjective(often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000,000 in number; in the United States and often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000 in number: a few billion stars.) bilijonski; (ZDA) milijardni- billionth* * *[bíljən]nounBritish English bilijon; American milijarda -
12 chamber
[' eimbə]1) (a room.) soba2) (the place where an assembly (eg Parliament) meets: There were few members left in the chamber.) zbornica3) (such an assembly: the Upper and Lower Chambers.) zbornica, gornji/spodnji dom4) (an enclosed space or cavity eg the part of a gun which holds the bullets: Many pistols have chambers for six bullets.) komora, prekat•- chamber music* * *I [čéimbə]nounsoba, komora, celica; zbornica; plural uradi, uradni prostoriII [čéimbə]adjectivekomorenIII [čéimbə]transitive verbzapreti v sobo, celico; geology izvrtati, z vrtanjem razširiti -
13 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) običajen2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) skupen3) (publicly owned: common property.) javen4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) prostaški5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) poprečen6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) obči2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) občinsko zemljišče- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common* * *I [kɔmən]adjective ( commonly adverb)skupen, javen; navaden, poprečen, obči; prostaški, plebejski, vulgarento make common cause with — podpirati kaj, delati za isto stvarslang common or garden — zelo vsakdanji, šablonskimusic common chord — trozvokgrammar common gender — dvojni spolII [kɔmən]nounobčinsko zemljišče, občinski pašnik; juridically dohodek od zemljišča -
14 couple
1. noun1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) par, nekaj2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) par2. verb(to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) spojiti (se)- couplet- coupling* * *I [kʌpl]nounpar, dvojica; zakonca, zaljubljenca; povezka psova couple of — nekaj, par, dvaII [kʌpl]transitive verb & intransitive verb( with) pariti, združiti (se); sklopiti -
15 deluge
['delju:‹] 1. noun(a great quantity of water: Few people survived the deluge.) poplava2. verb(to fill or overwhelm with a great quantity: We've been deluged with orders for our new book.) preplaviti* * *I [délju:dž]nounpoplava, potop, naliv; figuratively velika množina, morje česaafter us the deluge — bodočnost nam nič mar; kar je, jeII [délju:dž]transitive verb( with) poplaviti, zaliti, preplaviti -
16 dislike
1. verb(not to like; to have strong feelings against: I know he dislikes me.) ne marati2. noun(strong feeling directed against a thing, person or idea: He doesn't go to football matches because of his dislike of crowds; He has few dislikes.) odpor (do)* * *I [disláik]transitive verbne ljubiti, ne trpeti, ne marati, čutiti odporII [disláik]noun(for, to, of) odpor, antipatija, nenaklonjenost -
17 duty
['dju:ti]plural - duties; noun1) (what one ought morally or legally to do: He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen.) dolžnost2) (an action or task requiring to be done, especially one attached to a job: I had a few duties to perform in connection with my job.) obveznost3) ((a) tax on goods: You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country.) carina•- dutiable- dutiful
- duty-free
- off duty
- on duty* * *[djú:ti]noundolžnost, obveznost; služba, funkcija; (on, upon) dajatev, davek, taksa, carina; spoštovanje; British English technical delo, proizvodnost, storilnost, produktivnost; količina vode za zalivanje jutra zemljeto do duty for — služiti kot, biti enako dober koton duty — v službi, na stražito send one's duty to s.o. — izraziti komu spoštovanjeto do one's duty by s.o. — opraviti svojo dolžnost do koga -
18 explanation
[eksplə'neiʃən]1) (the act or process of explaining: Let me give a few words of explanation.) pojasnjevanje2) (a statement or fact that explains: There are several possible explanations for the explosion.) pojasnilo* * *[eksplənéišən]nounrazlaga, pojasnilo, tolmačenje; izvijanje; vzrok -
19 far
1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) daleč2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) daleč3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) precej2. adjective1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) daljni2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) bolj oddaljen•- farther- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far* * *I [fa:]adjectiveoddaljen, daljnji; figuratively sanjava far cry — velika razlika; dalečII [fa:]adverbdaleč; zelo, znatno; davnoto carry it ( —ali go) too far — iti prek meje, preveč si upati, pretiravatifar from it — ravno nasprotno, niti malo nefar gone — v nevarnosti, v visoki stopnjias far as — prav do; v kolikofar and away — brez dvoma, vsekakorIII [fa:]noundaljava; visoka stopnja -
20 fowl
plurals - fowl, fowls; noun(a bird, especially domestic, eg hens, ducks, geese etc: He keeps fowls and a few pigs.) perutnina* * *I [faul]nounzoology archaic ptič; kokoš, petelin, perutninaII [faul]transitive verbptiče loviti ali streljati
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